East Bernstadt is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 63% of adults in East Bernstadt typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Bernstadt, ~9% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Bernstadt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, East Bernstadt leans more Republican than 15 of 84 neighbors.
East Bernstadt runs about 39 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why East Bernstadt leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for East Bernstadt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in East Bernstadt hold a bachelor's degree, about 5 points below the Kentucky average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in East Bernstadt are family households, above 77% of cities.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; East Bernstadt, KY sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in East Bernstadt looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and East Bernstadt sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hazel Patch, KY R+71
- Pittsburg, KY R+65
- Greenmount, KY R+73
- McWhorter, KY R+72
- Bush, KY R+72
- Bernstadt, KY R+72
- Eberle, KY R+72
- Lamero, KY R+72
- Livingston, KY R+73
- Maplesville, KY R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Port Ludlow, WA D+34
- Quincy, MI R+45
- Barrett, TX D+28
- Trumansburg, NY D+34
- Elgin, OK R+50
- Seagrove, NC R+67
- Rowland, NC R+9
- Ross, CA D+52
- Quantico Base, VA R+5
- Saxonburg, PA R+40
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.